Difference between Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy S3
Key difference: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the latest smartphone by the Samsung Corporation. It was unveiled on September 4, 2013, at the IFA Berlin with the Galaxy Gear, a smart watch that is supposed to work as a companion device for the Galaxy phones. The Galaxy S3 was a previous flagship phone of Samsung.
The Samsung Corporation currently holds the largest market share of the phones sold, as well as the largest share of Android phones sold. Two of the phones that Samsung has on the market is the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy S3, among various others.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the latest smartphone by the Samsung Corporation. It was unveiled at the IFA Berlin and will be launched on September 25, 2013. At the same event, Samsung also announced the launch of the Galaxy Gear, a smart watch that is supposed to work as a companion device for the Galaxy phones. The Gear will initially only be pairable with the Galaxy Note 3, however updates are expected soon that will make the watch compatible to Galaxy S3, S4 and Note 2.
The Gear has a 1.63-inch, 320x320-pixel super AMOLED screen in a metal screen. It can be used to answer calls, control music, etc. An app called the Gear Manager is used to control the settings on the Gear. The Gear also has a 1.9-megapixel embedded camera, which can be used for photos or video recording. The Gear will be launched with 60 available apps, which will grow over time. The Gear will be available in black, grey, beige, rose gold, green and orange.
The Note 3 itself is considered to be bigger, faster, thinner, and lighter than the Note 2. It features a 5.7 inch Super AMOLED display; an internal memory of 32 GB, which is expandable with a micro SD card of up to 64 GB; and 3G of RAM. The phone is available in two variants, which differ mainly in the processor. The LTE model is available with a 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor, whereas the 3G variant is available with a 1.9GHz Big-core Quad + a 1.3GHz little-core Quad. The phone also features a 13 MP primary camera, and a 2 MP primary front-facing camera. The Note 3 is also the first phone on the market to feature the new USB 3.0 charger.
In true Samsung fashion, the phone also boasts various features, such as the Air Command, which comes on each time the stylus is extracted. The menu can also be accessed through by hovering the stylus above the display and clicking its built-in button. The stylus can also be paired with various S Pen features, such as Action Memos, Pen Window, S Finder, and Scrapbook. The phone also continues the Multi Window functionality, as seen in Samsung's previous phones.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is a slate-format multi-touch smartphone that was launched in May 2012. It is the successor of Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S but abandons the rectangular design of the predecessors and opts for more rounded corners making it resemble the Galaxy Nexus. The company has since released the Samsung Galaxy S4, the successor of Galaxy S3.
The Galaxy S3 sports a 4.8 HD Super AMOLED screen with corning gorilla glass 2. It is offered with Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and can be upgraded to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). The Galaxy S III has a polycarbonate plastic chassis and is available in a variety of different colors.
When the phone was initially launched in May, the phone was considered to have been backed with innovative features and the TouchWiz "Nature UX" GUI was considered to be advanced. The GUI also included the “Water Lux” effect which can produce water ripples on contact. The phone also offered S Voice in response to Apple’s Siri, which enabled users to verbally control 20 functions on the phone. It was effectively considered as a iPhone killer. It also received additional publicity because of the patent infringement lawsuits against Apple.
Comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy S3:
The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the Samsung website and GSmArena.com.
|
|
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 |
Samsung Galaxy S3 |
|
Launch Date |
September 25, 2013 |
May 2012 |
|
Company |
Samsung Corporation |
Samsung Electronics |
|
Size |
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3mm |
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm |
|
Display |
5.7 inch (144.3mm) Full HD Super AMOLED |
4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED |
|
Screen |
1920 x 1080, 16M colors (~386 ppi pixel density) |
1280x720 pixels |
|
Protection |
- |
Corning Gorilla Glass 2, oleophobic fingerprint-resistant coating. |
|
Weight |
168g |
133 g |
|
2G Network |
GSM / GPRS / EDGE : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
|
3G Network |
HSPA＋ 42Mbps: 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz |
(HSPA＋ 21Mbps): 850/900/1900/2100 MHz |
|
4G Network |
LTE Cat 4 150 /50Mbps: up to 6 different band sets (Dependent on market) |
LTE availability depends on the market. |
|
GUI |
TouchWiz UI |
TouchWiz "Nature UX" |
|
CPU speed |
LTE: 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor 3G: 1.9GHz Big-core Quad + 1.3GHz little-core Quad |
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 |
|
GPU |
LTE: Adreno 330 |
Mali-400MP |
|
OS |
Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) |
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) |
|
Chipset |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 |
Exynos 4412 Quad |
|
RAM |
3 GB |
1 GB |
|
SIM Size |
Micro-SIM |
microSIM |
|
Internal Memory |
32 GB |
16/32/64 GB (The 64GB model has been discontinued) |
|
Expandable Memory |
Micro SD (Up to 64GB) |
microSD up to 64 GB |
|
Sensors |
Gesture Sensor, Accelerometer, Geo-magnetic, Gyro-sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Barometer Sensor/Temperature & Humidity Sensor, Hall Sensor |
Accelerometer, RGB light, digital compass, proximity, gyro, barometer |
|
Connectivity |
WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac (HT80), GPS / GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth v 4.0 (LE), IR LED (Remote Control), MHL 2.0 |
WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40, GPS/GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth® 4.0(LE), microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, wireless charging. |
|
Data |
GPRS, EDGE, Speed, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC, Infrared port, USB |
GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, NFC and USB. |
|
Speed |
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
|
WLAN |
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (HT80) |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
|
Bluetooth |
Bluetooth 4.0 (LE) |
Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, EDR. |
|
USB |
microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB Host |
micro-USB 2.0; USB On-the-go. |
|
Primary Camera |
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
8 megapixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BSI. |
|
Secondary Camera |
2 MP, 1080p@30fps |
1.9 Mega pixel camera, HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BSI |
|
Video |
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)/ 1080p@30fps (3G model) |
1080p@30fps, zero shutter lag. |
|
Camera Features |
|
|
|
Sound Enhancement |
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic. |
|
Audio supported formats |
Codec, MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA, FLAC, AMR-NB/WB, Vorbis, WAV |
Audio Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC＋/eAAC＋, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X. |
|
Video supported formats |
Code, H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, VC-1WMV7, WMV8, Sorenson Spark, MP43, VP8 |
Video Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark Recording & Playback: Full HD (1080p). |
|
Battery Capacity |
Li-ion 3,200 mAh |
2100 mAh battery |
|
Available Colors |
Black, White, Pink |
Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur |
|
Messaging |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
|
Browser |
HTML5 |
HTML, Adobe Flash |
|
Radio |
- |
Stereo FM radio with RDS |
|
GPS |
with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
A-GPS support and GLONASS |
|
Java |
via Java MIDP emulator |
Java MIDP emulator |
|
Additional Features |
|
|
Image Courtesy: phandroid.com, samsung.com
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Add new comment